““There’s no point in waiting any longer,” said Finn. “The boat is as ready as she’ll ever be. If we clear the reeds away, she’ll just get through.” We , thought Maia bitterly. Obviously he expected her to help him clear the passage out of the lagoon, and then he’d wave good-bye and she’d never see him again. “If it had been the other way round, I’d have taken you,” she said. “I suppose you think that makes it easier for me,” said Finn angrily. “I wasn’t trying to make it easier for you,” said Maia, and stalked away.””
